Comments for Kingdom Living

Comment on 1 mans trash is another mans treasure…literally by H

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:17:18 +0000

It’s beautiful to watch God transform us by the renewing of our minds

Comment on Has the gospel failed? by H

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:15:27 +0000

My question is whether or not THE Church is expanding simultaneously with the American Church. I would currently contend that a large majority of those who are making decisions to “follow Christ” based on health, wealth, and prosperity are not really following Christ at all. They are simply following health, wealth, and prosperity and the message that proclaims it.

That is not to say that God does not expand HIS Church through messages and messengers that are not completely in line with the true Gospel, we’re both an example of that. I am saying that if the prosperity message of America’s gospel was totally removed and folks were being called to follow a Jesus that will lead them into shame and suffering, the prosperity of the current American church would dwindle immensely.

Comment on 53 Years later… by Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:25:43 +0000

It seems to me that if you keep focused on what you said here “It’s not about what I think is best but what He thinks is best.” that the answers to the two questions you posed at the end of your post will take care of themselves.

Comment on The box score by Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:39:28 +0000

yeah man – I feel the same away about deepening my appreciation for the Story of God that unfolds in Scripture!

thanks for sharing it out loud.

Comment on Missing the Point by Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:15:35 +0000

Thanks for the needed reminder man. May we be this kind of church.

Comment on Missing the Point by kingdomliving

kingdomliving — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:42:17 +0000

Ryan: Right on man. In the North American context many people live by the curse of having “grown up” in church and so salvation is almost a right of passage. After being in the Church for 23 years my eyes are being opened to the fact that I am as depraved as the guy who has never been involved with the Church. We don’t really “get grace”. So we judge those not like us

Comment on Missing the Point by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:14:49 +0000

What I love about this passage is that it puts our intuition on it’ head. Meaning that most people who believe in the bible tend to do their judging (at least outwardly) outside the body of believers and save all their understanding for those inside the church.

Here Paul says, don’t judge outside the church, for those outside the church are not expected to be living righteously. Instead judge within the church that we might compel one another to love an good deeds.

In my experience we fixate on teaching evolution in schools, gay marriage legislation and the immorality of the hottest celebrity at the time. But Paul tells us not to try to judge the people who participate in such things. Instead he says focus on those who are confessing believers that they may be a good example of the grace of god in their contexts.

thanks for the reminder man.

Comment on Back to the Blogosphere by Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:51:25 +0000

welcome back.

Comment on Fa la la la la BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH by D²e

D²e — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:13:00 +0000

I like the new look, hun! You’re the greatest!

Comment on Fa la la la la BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH by KayMac

KayMac — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:12:00 +0000

Just because you have a new job, a baby on the way, and your famous face in the newspaper…doesn’t mean you get to slack in the blogging area.